Movies and TvShows featuring "traditional-music" theme.

Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life revolves around the members of a high school koto club as they work together to overcome their personal struggles and compete in music competitions. The series explores themes of friendship, competition, romance, and the power of music to heal and bring people together.

The 1950s were an era filled with desire and aspiration, despite the aftermath of the Korean War. Jeongnyeon, a girl with a gifted voice, embarks on a journey to become the best actor of gukgeuk, or Korean female classical opera, where she encounters competition, solidarity, and growth.

Sawamura Matsugorou is a shamisen player of legendary talent. Upon his death, his grandson, Sawamura Yuki, lost his ability to play. Having lost his beloved sound, Yuki finds himself in Tokyo in search of a new sound to love. Tachimura Yuna, who works at a club, hooks him up with a gig to play there as a warm up act. Yuki imbues the sound of his shamisen with his many thoughts and feelings he has of others, still searching for his own sound and his own feelings.

Heartstrings follows the story of Lee Kyu Won, a university student majoring in traditional music, who falls in love with Lee Shin, a talented singer and guitarist. They navigate their conflicted feelings for each other amidst the pressures of school, family, and a music competition.

Written by Wang Juan (王倦), the drama is a sino-burmese wuxia travelogue road drama. It is loosely based on the true account of Prince Shwenandaw who brought his renowned dance troop for a visit to Tang in 802 AD for the purposes of diplomacy. Through this mission he spread the word about Buddhist scriptures and teachings.

Secret agent OSS 117 is sent to Cairo to investigate the disappearance of his fellow agent and retrieve a stolen document. As he navigates the dangerous world of espionage, he encounters a myriad of comedic situations and characters.

The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble is a documentary that explores the life and music of Yo-Yo Ma, a Chinese-American cellist. The film follows the journey of the Silk Road Ensemble, a multicultural musical group founded by Ma, and their unique artistic collaboration. It delves into the lives and experiences of the ensemble members, highlighting their diverse backgrounds and the impact of music in connecting people across cultures. Through interviews, performances, and behind-the-scenes footage, the film showcases the power of music as a global language of joy, understanding, and expression.

The Source is a comedic drama set in a traditional Muslim village in North Africa. The story revolves around a group of women who decide to go on a sex strike in order to protest and bring about change within their community. The film explores themes of gender equality, tradition, and the power of collective action.

Our Shining Days follows a group of high school students as they come together to revive their school's traditional music club. With the help of their talented teacher, they overcome rivalries and obstacles to create beautiful music and fulfill their dreams of performing on a world stage.

Kaili Blues is a mesmerizing film that follows a doctor named Chen on a journey through dreams and reality. With stunning long takes and poetic storytelling, Chen navigates through his past and present in search of his nephew, Weiwei. As the boundaries between dreams and reality blur, the film explores themes of time, memory, and the cyclical nature of life.

Pong Lang dancing is Plengpin's favorite thing, but her mother who's a former top Pong Lang dancer always tries to stop her from doing it. Daopradub is planning to make the Pong Lang group of E-Sarn Orn Sorn come back with a new generation of dancers. She's impressed by Plengpin's performance and offers her a chance to audition for the group. Poom, Duenpradub's son, convinces her parents to let her join after she helps him get away from ruffians. Plengpin's intention is not only to pursue her dream but also find out what happened in the past. Why are her parents against her being a Pong Lang dancer?

Toni follows the story of an abusive husband in a small French village who falls victim to a wrongful accusation and pays the price for his crimes. As tensions rise within the community, secrets are revealed, and alliances are tested.

Mauricio, a Spanish rock and roll musician trying to reconnect with his vocation, travels through Argentina. Along the way, he crosses paths with an elderly musician who is going through hard times. As they spend time together, Mauricio finds inspiration and a renewed passion for his music.

A short anthropological documentary from 1954. Director De Seta was fortunate enough to document swordfish fishing; by 1956 it no longer existed.

In early twentieth-century Brittany, two peasants marry, have a son, and live in traditional Breton ways: three generations under one roof, a division of labor between the sexes, elders' stories at night, politics and religion during their little free time. Times are hard: la Chienne du Monde drives some to suicide; Ankou (death) is close at hand. Pierre is born into this republican family, his lyric childhood interrupted by the outbreak of war and his father's conscription. He learns his catechism and, as a child of a Reds, also reveres school. His grandfather and father often put him on their shoulders, giving him a ride on the horse of pride.

Most likely made for the large Neapolitan immigrant population in the States, Roberto Leone Roberti’s love poem to Naples more than captures the heartache of the countless émigrés who were forced by economic circumstances to leave their homeland.

In Top End Wedding, a couple is faced with the challenge of planning their dream wedding in just ten days. As they travel across Australia, they encounter various obstacles and hilarious situations that test their relationship and dedication to each other.

This is the story about Setyo, Siti and Ludiro, who were the performer of Javanese Ramayana's Wayang Wong. Setyo and Siti are spouse who live in a village by selling earthenware products. In the village, live as well Ludiro, the head of the stockyard, who is very wealthy and secretly in love with Siti. Conflicts arrived as Setyo's earthenware company is going bankrupt and Siti started to took notice in Ludiro's desire to win her love. These triangle love transform into a civil war in the village that brings not only extremity and injustice, but also the death of the loved ones.

Total Balalaika Show is a comedic documentary film that follows the Finnish rock band Leningrad Cowboys as they travel to Russia to perform a concert. The film captures the band's unique brand of humor and irony, as well as their cross-cultural relationship with the Russian audience. With lively performances and traditional Russian music, the movie showcases the band's unconventional rock-n-roll style and their interaction with local musicians and singers.

Vincent Etchebar is spotted by the impresario Cartoni who gives him the opportunity to break into Paris. But nothing will go as planned.